Criminal Division Press Releases for April 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Computer Administrator Pleads Guilty to Hacking Former Employer’s Computer System
The former director of information technology for a non-profit organ and tissue donation center has entered a guilty plea to intruding into her former employer’s computer network.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Former Head Securities Trader for Lancer Group Hedge Funds Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail, Wire and Securities Fraud
The former head securities trader for Lancer Group hedge funds pleaded guilty on April 28, 2009, to one count of conspiracy to commit mail, wire and securities fraud.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Defendant Sentenced to Life for Participation in International Child Exploitation Enterprise
James Freeman of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., was sentenced to life in prison today for his activity in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise.
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Indiana Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge
James W. Dotts Jr., 33, of Georgetown, Ind., pleaded guilty today in New Albany, Ind., to one count of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 37 months in prison and lifetime supervised release following completion of his prison term.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Five Charged in $70 Million “Dream Home” Mortgage Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury has indicted four defendants, and an information has been filed against a fifth defendant, for their participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme that allegedly promised to pay off homeowners’ mortgages on their "Dream Homes," but left them to fend for themselves.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Kansas Man Charged with Immigration Crimes in Connection with 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Lazare Kabaya Kobagaya, 82, of Topeka, Kan., was arrested today on charges of naturalization fraud and misuse of an alien registration card.
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Individual Charged with Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq
A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Robert Jeffery, 55, with conspiracy and theft of government property in connection with a scheme to steal large quantities of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Former Military Official Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Conspiracy Involving $206 Million Telecommunications Contract in Korea
A former Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) official pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ga., for his role in a conspiracy to commit bribery involving a multimillion dollar telecommunications contract, and for not reporting the bribes he accepted on his income tax returns.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Computer Software Worth $1 Million
A former Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) official pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ga., for his role in a conspiracy to commit bribery involving a multimillion dollar telecommunications contract, and for not reporting the bribes he accepted on his income tax returns.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Running Ponzi Scheme
A Rosemount, Minn., man has pleaded guilty in connection with running a Ponzi scheme involving commodity pools.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Six Defendants Sentenced for Participation in International Child Exploitation Enterprise
Six U.S. defendants convicted for their activity in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise were sentenced today in the Northern District of Florida.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Six Former Executives of California Valve Company Charged in $46 Million Foreign Bribery Conspiracy
Six former executives of an Orange County, Calif.-based valve company were charged today in connection with a conspiracy to secure contracts by paying bribes to officials of foreign state-owned companies as well as officers and employees of foreign and domestic private companies.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Latin Node Inc., Pleads Guilty to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violation and Agrees to Pay $2 Million Criminal Fine
Latin Node Inc. (Latinode), a privately held Florida corporation, pleaded guilty today to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with improper payments in Honduras and Yemen.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Latin Node Inc., Pleads Guilty to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violation and Agrees to Pay $2 Million Criminal Fine
Latin Node Inc. (Latinode), a privately held Florida corporation, pleaded guilty today to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with improper payments in Honduras and Yemen.
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Monday, April 6, 2009
Mexican Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Sex Trafficking of Minors and Transportation for the Purpose of Commercial Sex
Today, Jorge Flores-Rojas, 44, an undocumented Mexican national, was sentenced to 24 years in prison by Chief Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. in Charlotte, N.C., for two counts of sex trafficking of minors and one count of interstate transportation of an adult for purposes of commercial sex.
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Lobbyist Sentenced for Destroying Evidence in Public Corruption Investigation
A partner in a Pennsylvania-based lobbying firm was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr., to five months of home detention for destroying evidence in connection with a public corruption investigation.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
Three Defendants Sentenced in "Advance-Fee" Fraud Scheme That Cost Victims More Than $1.2 Million
Three defendants were sentenced to prison today after pleading guilty in January 2008 to federal charges of running an “advance-fee” scheme that targeted U.S. victims with promises of millions of dollars.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Massachusetts Man Convicted on Child Pornography Charge
Rudy Frabizio, 46, of Acton, Mass., was convicted today of possession of child pornography.
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